Birthday and Miscellaneous: Long wait

Long wait

By Candace - 27/01/2010 03:31 - United States

Today, my best friend planned a birthday party for me at the local Mexican restaurant. NO ONE showed up. We'd told the waiter there would be 18 arriving. Two hours later he brought me free ice cream. Even the non-English speaking waiters knew I was a loser. FML

I agree, your life sucks 35 421

You deserved it 3 909

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By jet8725 - 23/02/2009 04:05 - United States

Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML

I agree, your life sucks 60 215

You deserved it 3 933

By STUPID BIRTHDAY - 05/03/2009 07:24 - United States

Today, it's my birthday and I'd arranged a dinner party for 20 of my closest friends. I arrived at the restaurant, fully dressed and everything. When I got there, I thought everyone was ready to surprise me, but instead, nobody showed up. FML

I agree, your life sucks 104 134

You deserved it 6 930

Left behind

By Anonymous - 01/10/2020 17:02 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, it was my best friend's birthday party. Her boyfriend and I agreed to organize a dinner date to surprise her and celebrate. They celebrated, but forgot me until they arrived at the restaurant and saw the dinner reservation under my name. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 026

You deserved it 144

Wait!

By jordy1995 - 16/07/2011 04:25 - United States

Today, I found out I can't go to my best friend's birthday party. To cheer me up, my parents decided to take me and my brother to my favorite pizzeria for dinner. When I was ready and went downstairs, I discovered they left already. They forgot me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 39 469

You deserved it 3 228

By ELLI - 02/10/2017 04:30

Today, all of my friends showed up an hour late for my 18th birthday party because they decided to go get dinner without me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 4 345

You deserved it 280

Plans

By not invited - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United States - Appleton

Today, a close friend told me she had no plans for her birthday. I found out she was lying when I had to serve her and nine other mutual friends dinner at the restaurant I work at. I don't know what's worse, the fact that I wasn't invited or that none of them even remembered that I worked there. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 574

You deserved it 1 665

By Callum536 - 22/08/2016 09:51 - United Kingdom - Birmingham

Today, it's my birthday and I'd invited quite a lot of my friends to come round and have some fun. When I got home, I saw a few cars outside. It turned out to be for the neighbours. I waited and waited; none of my friends showed up. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 996

You deserved it 875

By 27musiclover - 16/08/2009 14:41 - United States

Today, my best friend told me I'm the friend who no one really likes. This was after I had bought her lunch, ice cream, and a ticket to a movie we were going to see that day. FML

I agree, your life sucks 48 646

You deserved it 5 150

By Anonymous - 23/04/2015 12:28 - United Kingdom - Dundee

Today, it was my 18th birthday and I was told I couldn't get the night off work because a party of 34 had booked into the restaurant. It turned out my family had come in to 'celebrate' by making me wait on them. They were a nightmare, thought it was hilarious to be difficult, and didn't tip. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 393

You deserved it 2 820

By Hotsauce887 - 29/03/2009 21:08 - United States

Today, my friend told the cute waiter it was my birthday. He brought out a dessert with a candle and put a huge sombrero on my head. Everyone at the restaurant started singing me happy birthday. I got embarrassed and put my head down. My sombrero caught on fire. FML

I agree, your life sucks 70 247

You deserved it 25 650

cjammer 0

Wednesday 27 January 2010 9:21

Your friends suck. That, in my opinion, is the FML. But, I don't know how you got the impression that "non-english speaking waiters knew" you were a loser. Did they come right out and tell you so? Or is it because they brought you free ice cream? A lot of restaurants give you a free dessert when it's your birthday, so that is probably why they gave you ice cream. You shouldn't think of it as a pity-treat. You need to build new friendships and re-build your self-esteem, because automatically assuming the waiters are thinking the worse kinda says you're not comfortable with yourself.

bc_ramirez08 0

Wednesday 27 January 2010 9:18

Awww... I'm sorry. Make new friends! I would have gone (I love Mexican food)!! :D

Comments

rawr_imlikeyes 0

Thursday 28 January 2010 5:03

Wouldn't have your best friend came tho, At least you weren't completely alone..

awesomeness2012 0

Thursday 28 January 2010 5:13

wait, so ur friend asked all of these 18 people to go to the birthday party, but did they say they would go???idk but u know u still have one best friend, i really feel bad for that no one showed up though...

IwasntHere 0

Thursday 28 January 2010 6:20

Thats why i dont celebrate birtdays. Completely pointless.

laughingman 0

Thursday 28 January 2010 8:49

we are a empathic ppl, sorry about your bday

LongJohnnie5 0

Thursday 28 January 2010 9:42

Why did you have to mention that some waiters dont speak English? Are they usually incapable of understanding "English-speaking folk?" No wonder no one showed for your little party, you degrading bitch.

HMTQMadge 1

Thursday 28 January 2010 12:29

Dude, she just probably meant that even though they couldn't understand what she was saying and there was a language barrier there, they could tell something was wrong. Calm the **** down and stop being a sensitive wussy.

LongJohnnie5 0

Friday 29 January 2010 21:27

So Imma wussy for calling out the OP? Ha all I was saying is that their language had nothing to do with what they saw. Dont get so butt hurt over my comment about someone else, that just makes you the sensitive one....dude

DifferentSparkle 5

Friday 29 January 2010 5:18

I'm inclined to agree with #80. The OP is probably some little rich white girl who thinks nothing of anyone who isn't also white and rich. #81, I see where you're coming from but the fact that she's assuming there is a language barrier and that they cannot understand English is bad enough in itself. Sorry you're dinner party sucked, but either you need to write your FML better or you really are a rude person who stereotypes others.

DifferentSparkle 5

Friday 29 January 2010 5:22

Haha oops typo your* not you're. Yay late-night grammar fail!

Lozzzza 0

Friday 29 January 2010 8:47

This sounds like a Sex and the City re-run to me.

aprilapril 0

Friday 29 January 2010 8:58

Also known as - A SEX and the CITY episode

larrypoo 0

Friday 29 January 2010 14:14

ummm you people are stupid, she clearly wasn't being racist and if you thought she was you need to go back to school and learn how to interpret sentences. jesus, you people are so touchyy. and even if she is racist, what are you going to do about it?

purplekites 0

Friday 29 January 2010 17:54

She said "even the non english speaking waiters" like they couldn't possibly figure it out unless they spoke English. its not that hard op you figured out they were laughing at you and you were the non spanish speaking pendejita that though she had friends.

indyme 0

Friday 29 January 2010 22:49

HEY! She's got a constitutional right to be a clueless moron! She was merely stating the fact that she is SO GOD DAMN PATHETIC that even the ignorant little waiters could sense what a complete and utter loser she is! FYL OP! FYL indeed!